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Holy Card

1872-1900 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular holy card (portrait format) with decorative die-cut edge. Front: colour printed illustration of Our Lady of Africa with a view of the basilica of Notre Dame D'Afrique, Algiers, in the background, publisher's logo within the image, lettered within the image: NOTRE DAME D'AFRIQUE. Back: prayer in French, printed in blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Chromolithography and die-cut card
Brief description
Holy card, France, 19th century.
Physical description
Rectangular holy card (portrait format) with decorative die-cut edge. Front: colour printed illustration of Our Lady of Africa with a view of the basilica of Notre Dame D'Afrique, Algiers, in the background, publisher's logo within the image, lettered within the image: NOTRE DAME D'AFRIQUE. Back: prayer in French, printed in blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.2cm
  • Width: 6.5cm
Content description
Our Lady of Africa with a view of Algiers in the background.
Credit line
Given by Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1140-2012

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2013
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